GOOD NEWS: Uber Driver Wins $140K With Lottery Ticket Tip

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A Colorado Uber driver namedJamesgot a tip from a passenger that led to $140,000 He says a rider gave him a $5 scratch off ticket and when he won $30 from that, he bought six more of the same kind.

After he kept winning small amounts,James“kept rolling it over and over into more tickets,” he says, and eventually he bought the ticket that won him a $140,000 prize. Now he plans to give his parents some of his winnings and use some to fix up his car.

Jameshasn’t seen the passenger that tipped him the original ticket since he won, but he hopes to drive him soon to share the good news.